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Dumbo and Yoda were litter mates, two identical black and gray tabby cats. I adopted them as kittens, so they spent a lifetime together. I called them my little bookends. Wherever one appeared, the other was always nearby. For several years, we shared a quiet, suburban house on a sleepy little street. The cats spent a lot of time outside, …[MORE] There is one eccentricity of human behavior that leaves me dumbfounded. That’s when people will turn their backs on a successful strategy which achieves their goal, and embrace instead a failed strategy that makes them look and feel good. There are a number of examples in our modern American life, but the one that made today’s headlines …[MORE] I spent all yesterday in the dentist’s chair, and all today recovering from the trauma. It’s not that I forgot the blog, it just paled in importance. I think I’ll be back in the saddle tomorrow. In a volunteer organization, there is always a need to fill roles. Groups need leadership, administration, coordination of regular events, planning of special events, and lots of “warm bodies” to make everything go well. Since it can be a challenge to fill these roles, there is a tendency to call on a few select individuals again …[MORE] It was a very Zen sort of day, dedicated to clearing up clutter. I don’t collect a lot of stuff, and I don’t bring a lot into the house. But I’m really, really bad to just set things down wherever I happen to be standing. Eventually, every surface becomes a collection of random crap. Putting things away today felt good. Having …[MORE] Twenty-five things I want to do, have or be before I die: this seemed like an interesting exercise. I determined to omit those things I already do, have or am, regardless of how important they are for me. I was only about ten items into the list when I began to struggle. By fifteen items, I was really reaching. I’m not sure I can come …[MORE] I missed making a post yesterday, and for no good reason at all. It was a busy day, generally speaking. I had an early dentist appointment, then a long list of errands to do while I was out. I finally made it home early in the afternoon to face a bunch of waiting chores. It was delivery day, too. Three different …[MORE] There’s a big brouhaha in the news about United Airlines and their moment of infamy when a video surfaced showing them dragging a paying, protesting passenger from one of their planes. There is one story of overbooking and repeated appeals for passengers to leave voluntarily. There are hints of “more to the story” as investigations continue. …[MORE] Assuming I don’t have to go out in it, I love a good rainstorm. The overcast skies give me a reason to turn on warm lamps inside. The distant rumbling of thunder makes for a nice bass line to the background music of the rain. When everything is slow and quiet and waiting, that’s when …[MORE] One of my current guilty pleasures is the FX channel’s series FEUD. It dramatizes the antagonism between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford during and after the filming of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. Jessica Lange does a passable Crawford; Davis could only be played by Susan Sarandon. Both struggle to maintain a steady command of their voice, …[MORE] |
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